Young Directors - How it works

Young Filmmakers Competition

The EU is offering young filmmakers the chance to make their very own #EUandME short film. Five winners will each receive a grant of €7,500, as well as mentoring from a top European director, to help them to bring their idea to life.

1. Who can participate?

The competition is open to European filmmakers residing in the EU and aged between 18 and 35 at the deadline for submissions (07/11/2018). You can only participate as an individual; group entries will not be considered.

From 24 August 2018 at 12.00 CET to 7 November 2018 at 12.00 CET

2. Submit your entry

- a written synopsis of your film (in English and, if English is not your mother tongue, also in one of the official languages of the EU)
- a short video pitch filmed with a smartphone (in English and, if English is not your mother tongue, also in one of the official languages of the EU)
- a link to a short film that you have made in the last 5 years (please note that there are no specific language requirements for this short film)

3. The jury

4. The public vote

Starting from January 2019 and over 5 weeks, the winners will be selected by a public online vote, with the result being announced here on the competition’s webpage and on the European Commission’s social media accounts. Every week will be dedicated to a category: we will announce the two category nominees and ask users to vote for their favourite film idea.

January – April 2019

5. Make your film

The five winners will receive a grant of €7,500 each to produce, shoot and edit their film by 30/04/2019. Winners will also receive mentoring by one of the professional directors of the jury during the filming and editing process.

June 2019

6. Attend the premiere

The five young filmmakers will be invited to show their films at a launch event in June.